Demolition Watch

Tracking the human and material costs of demolitions and forced evictions in Nigeria

[Demolition Watch @DemolitionWatch]

#NHRC "No responsible govt wld chase people out of their settlement w/o providing alternative" http://t.co/XbTMbpq9bM #Nigeria @serac_ng

[Demolition Watch @DemolitionWatch]

Profile of #Nigeria's Daki Biyu #slum incl offensive assertion residents "happy to reside in midst of slime & muck" http://t.co/fSCp3AGRuR

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

MT “@IHRDAfrica: #ACHPR53 @amnesty: #Lagos gov't's #forcedeviction w/o alt housing” Yes, & threatens same for 50,000 more in #BadiaEast

[Demolition Watch @DemolitionWatch]

@IHRDAfrica #forcedevictions are not a legitimate or lawful response to 'threat of flooding' @serac_ng

[IHRDA @IHRDAfrica]

#ACHPR53 @amnesty: thousands of people in #Nigeria are at risk of forced eviction in #PortHarcourt & #Abuja

[EiE Nigeria @EiENigeria]

NHRC will hold a public inquiry into demolitions in Nigeria, especially as it affects the urban poor. http://t.co/4rWnpSBymR

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Why #Lagos will never be a "mega city" (7/5) #forcedevictions @witnessryan @AdebayOkeowo @AbangMercy @Steveaborisade @sdinet @EiENigeria

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Does #demolition & #forced eviction of poor = "slum upgrade"? @Worldbank and #Lagos Govt must be held accountable (6/5, bonus) #Nigeria

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

No notice, compensation, relocation, or aid to the 5,000+ Feb 2013 #BadiaEast evictees http://t.co/8W92P6siPm (5/5)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Meanwhile, & despite @WorldBank safeguards, the #Lagos Govt continues #demolition & #forcedevictions of poor http://t.co/8W92P6siPm (4/5)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

By Dec 2012, only 20 of 75 the boreholes built by #LMDGP with the @WorldBank funding still functioned
http://t.co/8W92P6siPm #Nigeria (3/5)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Nine #slums, incl #Makoko, #Iwaya, #BadiaEast and #Agege, were to get drainage canals, health centers, schools http://t.co/8W92P6siPm (2/5)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

In 2006 @WorldBank gave #Lagos Govt a $200 million loan facility, for "#slum upgrade" among other projects http://t.co/8W92P6siPm (1/5)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

#Nigeria: Oyo govt uses "sanitation" to justify demolition of "illegal" structures http://t.co/QqMJbx7Ok4 @demolitionwatch @serac_ng

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

If Mpape is demolished, where will its over 1 million residents go?http://t.co/9f4xzKwaYR @demolitionwatch @serac_ng

[SERAC @serac_ng]

Environmental Sanitation Law does not authorize #demolitions - #Lagos Judge - http://t.co/V5D8w4pl2k @jongambrellAP @Channels_TV @andrewmaki

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Demolition of Badia East #slum by #Lagos govt on CBC Radio http://t.co/B1FPo2kror @serac_ng @adebayOkeowo @yvonnendege

[#DiobuEvictions #NigerianLivesMatter #OtodoGbame @meganschapman]

Irony: many resettled in #Badia when evicted for Nat'l Theater 1973, then public purpose now private, shouldn't land revert? (2/2) @serac_ng

[#DiobuEvictions #NigerianLivesMatter #OtodoGbame @meganschapman]

Does privatization of Nat'l Theater portend more #demolition in nearby #Badia? http://t.co/BWmsY1MHGw
NZZHmyFXHL @serac_ng thinks so (1/2)

[Andrew Maki @andrewmaki]

Story of #Lagos slum demolitions: MT “@kunlebinjo: Govt returns land to the Oba & Baale. What do they do? Sell it & pocket the money."